I can see Netflix doing this, just like they did with Blu Ray. They are going to have to have some extra cash laying around to manage that infrastructure for streaming media :)
If people are using Watch Instantly instead of having DVDs sent to them, then WI is saving them a fortune in postage and inventory storage costs. I think this story is probably false. I see Netflix expanding WI in the near future, making available newer releases and looking into ways of making STBs more effective so there are less reasons to actually have discs sent. It makes more sense.
They can also lower the number of discs at a time and therefore price if watch instantly is supplementing disc viewing. If this starts happening, then they have to make up that lost profit.
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I can see Netflix doing this, just like they did with Blu Ray.
They are going to have to have some extra cash laying around to manage that infrastructure for streaming media :)
If people are using Watch Instantly instead of having DVDs sent to them, then WI is saving them a fortune in postage and inventory storage costs. I think this story is probably false. I see Netflix expanding WI in the near future, making available newer releases and looking into ways of making STBs more effective so there are less reasons to actually have discs sent. It makes more sense.
They can also lower the number of discs at a time and therefore price if watch instantly is supplementing disc viewing. If this starts happening, then they have to make up that lost profit.